Global Rhythm Magazine Volume XIV #10, October 2005

Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressBy Carol Amoruso

During Chairman Mao’s reign in China, those who were judged to be bucking the system were often sent away to be “re-educated.” Dai Sijie’s Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress tells of two such young men and the attractive “Little Seamstress” who comes under their spell.